Eid al-Fitr: Preparations Around the World for the End of Ramadan's Fasting Month

A Kashmiri Muslim offers Jummat-ul-Vida - the last congregational Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan - at the Shah-i-Hamdaan shrine, Srinagar. On Friday 25 July, Muslims took part in the last communal Friday prayers ahead of Eid.Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty ImagesMuslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Here Pakistani Muslim women shop for jewellery at a market.Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty ImagesA Muslim woman in Indonesia checks for the quality of some 'ketupat' (rice cake) shells made with coconut leafs. Ketupat a famous tradition to welcome the festivities of Eid al-Fitr in Jakarta.Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty ImagesA Pakistani woman displays her hands, decorated with traditional henna designs, at a Karachi mall ahead of Eid. Many Muslims mark the end of Ramadan by wearing their best clothes and jewellery.Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty ImagesA boy from an Islamic commune An-Nadzir looks on during Eid Al-Fitr mass prayer at Mawang Lake, Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. An exclusive Islamic community, An-Nadzir has 5,000-10,000 followers across Indonesia. In the remote area in Gowa district, the community live a basic life of farming and fishing, condemn militancy of any kind, and believe in salvation without discrimination and living in peace with others.Agung Parameswara/Getty ImagesA man from an An-Nadzir commune looks back during preparation Eid Al Fitr mass prayer in Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This community's beliefs are the same as mainstream Muslims, but they pray before breaking their fast, unlike other Muslims who do the opposite. The men dress in dark robes and colour their hair while women are draped in head-to-toe burqas.Agung Parameswara/Getty ImagesPakistani women buying jewellery at a Lahore market ahead of Eid. Many Muslims exchange gifts between family and friends to mark the end of Ramadan.Arif Ali/AFP/Getty ImagesHundreds of Indonesian motorists wait to board a ferry at Merak port, western Java, to cross the sea to Sumatra and their home provinces, before the festivities of Eid al-Fitr begin.STR/AFP/Getty Images